Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 4 : The rescue operations are underway after four people were killed in a train accident in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district, officials said on Tuesday.
Bilaspur District Collector (DC) Sanjay Agrawal informed ANI that the accident occurred when the last bogie and first bogie of a local train and a goods train collided near Bilaspur.
"The last bogie and first bogie of a local train and a goods train collided near Bilaspur. Four people have lost their lives in the accident. Rescue operation is underway," DC Agrawal said.
Inspector General (IG) Sanjeev Shukla said that there are people feared dead in the accident, and rescue operations were underway to evacuate the injured. He added that the rescue teams were trying to rescue an individual who had been trapped inside.
"A MEMU train and a goods train collided, in which some people have been injured. The rescue operation is underway. We are trying to rescue a person trapped inside," IG Shukla told ANI.
Four people were killed as a passenger train hit a goods train near Bilaspur station in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.
Officials stated that the railways have mobilised all resources, and measures are being taken to treat the injured.
They said that the MEMU train coach hit a goods train near Bilaspur station at about 4 pm.
Further details are awaited.